Photos from Blog Mekong Delta

Cycling in the Mekong Delta  We spent 3 days travelling around the Mekong Delta which was an amazing experience. By spending a few days there we cycled and travelled by boat to places where there were no other tourists. We had our own guide who was great. The first morning he took us down tiny canals and to visit a local house. Lunch! Elephant fish, tasted much better than it looks in the picture. Catching a ferry, lots of fun getting on and off the ferry with all the mopeds. Clearly we would never let the children cycle anywhere like that in the UK but all part of life there. We had chance to stop and buy mangoes, sadly we left them out in our very open room that night and they were munched by a guest, I really do not want to think about what. A well earned rest for Isy, may not look hot but it was plus 30 degrees and very humid, we had just cycled 15km. I have to admit the saddles were not particularly soft and comfy. Our accommodation on night one a very open (no windows) Eco Lodge reached via boat. Stunning views and very much at one with nature, however, we were all so tired I think we would have slept anywhere. Sunrise in the morning, the view from our room. Clearly no lie in here. Sunrise in the morning, the view from our room. Clearly no lie in here. Sunrise in the morning, the view from our room. Clearly no lie in here. Add caption Rich and Maddy preparing to board another ferry at the start of another 15km ride. Getting ready to disembark, I have to admit we got some very strange looks and stuck out like sore thumbs with our light skin and hair. Getting ready to disembark, I have to admit we got some very strange looks and stuck out like sore thumbs with our light skin and hair. Getting ready to disembark, I have to admit we got some very strange looks and stuck out like sore thumbs with our light skin and hair. A typical path in the Mekong, used by anything that could fit on it. A typical path in the Mekong, used by anything that could fit on it. A typical path in the Mekong, used by anything that could fit on it. By this point poor Maddy was so hot from all the cycling I thought she might just stop by the side and refuse to carry on but she made it to the end. By this point poor Maddy was so hot from all the cycling I thought she might just stop by the side and refuse to carry on but she made it to the end. By this point poor Maddy was so hot from all the cycling I thought she might just stop by the side and refuse to carry on but she made it to the end. A well earned rest.